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Altair 8800

microcomputer designed in 1974
Class type of: home computer Q223493

Facts

10 properties

Identity

Instance of
computer model, kit[3]
More facts +9
Publication date
1975[8]
Subclass of
home computer[7]
CPU
Intel 8080[9]
Creator
Ed Roberts[2]
Described by source
Centre for Computing History[10]
Developer
Micro Instrumentation and Telemetry Systems[6]
Manufacturer
Micro Instrumentation and Telemetry Systems[5]
Named after
Altair[4]
Storage capacity
+256, +64[11][12]
🏷️ Also known as
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🔖 Identifiers · 10
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
CPU Altair 8800.jpg ↗
Emulation General Wiki article ID
Altair_8800
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
technology/Altair-computer
Freebase ID
/m/012d6m
MobyGames platform ID
altair-8800
Old-computers.com ID
62
Quora topic ID
Altair-8800
Reddit topic ID (obsolete)
altair_8800
UVL platform ID
29
VideoGameGeek platform ID
56311

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CPU 1
Intel 8080
Created notable works 1
Ed Roberts
Creator 1
Ed Roberts
Developer 1
Micro Instrumentation and Telemetry Systems
Instance of 1
kit
Manufacturer 1
Micro Instrumentation and Telemetry Systems
Subclass of 1
home computer
← Emulates 1
SIMH
← Platform 1
Altair BASIC
← Product or material produced 1
Micro Instrumentation and Telemetry Systems
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Summary

Altair 8800 is a computer model[1].

Related Entities

Altair BASIC Ed Roberts Intel 8080

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  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. 7w ago · MsMorale · 2026-09-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Manufacturer → Micro Instrumentation and Telemetry Systems
    Subclass of → home computer
    Emulation General Wiki article ID → Altair_8800
    Creator → Ed Roberts
    + 7 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Created claim: Emulation General Wiki article ID: Altair_8800, batch #274783"
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